Corn-husking implement.



No. 742,696. PATENTBD OCT. 27, 1903. G. MARSHALL.

CORN HUSKING IMPLEMENT.

APPLICATION IILED IEB. 2. 1903.

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W/Znesses g z y W By" m UNITED STATES Patented October 27, 1903.

GEORGE MARSHALL,

OF DENISON, KANSAS.

CORN-HUSKING IMPLEMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Application filed February 2, 1903. SerialNo. 141,419.

Letters Patent No. 742,696, dated October 27,

(N model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE MARsHALL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Denison, in the county of Jackson and State of Kansas, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Oorn-Husking Implements, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The improvement relates to that class of implements which haveheretofore been worn on the hand to facilitate the stripping of thehusks from the ears of corn.

The object of the invention is to construct such an implement which iseconomical in construction, has increased strength, a less I 5 number ofparts, may be worn over the clothing around the wrist, enables thewearer to husk with but a single motion of the arm, and thereby enablinghim to husk more rapidly.

The invention consists of the novel combizo nation, arrangement, anddisposition of the parts, as herein described and claimed, and as shownin the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

Figure 1 represents a view of the palm side of the hand and lowerextremity of the forearm with the improved husker applied thereto overthe coat-sleeve. Fig. 2 is an end view of the husker looking down thearm toward the hand. Fig. 3 is a side view of an alternative form ofconstructing the shank and hooks. Fig. 4: is a side view of thepreferred form of constructing the same. Fig. 5 is a rear view of thehusker, showing the straps and buckles by which the device is held in 35 place.

Like letters refer to like or corresponding parts throughout the severalviews.

A represents a rough partial outline of the hand of the wearer, and Brepresents the extremity of the coat-sleeve.

G is a broad wristband, such as is frequently used by persons whenhusking corn or otherwise using the hand in order to prevent thespraining of the wrist, and is held in place and adjusted by means ofthe buckles D D and straps E E.

F is a plate or shank extending longitudinally of the arm and hand andattached to the wristband C by rivets f f or other suitable means. Thelower end F of the shank is QE- set, as shown at F, and to this ofisetis attached, by rivets t' z or other suitable means,

another plate K, which has three prongs G H I. Two of these prongs, G H,are bent outwardly from the shank, (inwardly in relation to the body ofthe wearer,) so as to form a pair of hooks, while the third andintermediate prong, I, is bent inwardly to lie flat against the saidshank, thus making a some what raised portion between the two books,which serves to bind the husk more firmly. One of the hooks, H, which isthe upper one when the arm is extended in the act of husking, has a dullpoint, while the other hook, G, has a sharp point. The sharppointedhook, G, serves to make the opening in the husk, and it has been thoughtand found better to make the other hook, H, dull-pointed, so as toprevent the hooks from cutting through the husk instead of tearing itaway from the ear of corn, an accident which is of frequent occurrencein devices having only a single hook, especially where the husks arequite dry.

The object in having the separate plate K is so that in case of breakingit may be replaced without replacing the entire shank, and it may alsobe desirable to use adifferent metal in the points from that used in theshank-as, for instance, it may be desired to use brass in the shank andsteel in the prongs. If desired, however, the plate and hooks may bemade of a single piece, as shown in Fig. 3, the middle prong being bentback upon the shank.

In use the husker is applied not to the hand, as in all huskersheretofore devised, but to the lower part of the forearm above theWrist-joint, and, if desired, it may have the band encircling the sleeveof the wearers clothing. It must be here noted that in placing thehusker in this location two valuable improvements are made aside fromthe ability to husk more rapidly-namely, first, the husker being worn onthe forearm none of the muscles of the hand will become strained orsprained, neither will the wrist, and, second, the husker does notinterfere in the slightest degree with the free use 'of the hand. Thewearer may put his gloves o'r mittens on or take them off or may freelyuse the hand for handling the reins or for doing the chores or for anyother purpose, While with other devices there has always been a strainon the wrist-joint and the free use of the hand has been interfered withwhile using the husker. In husking the ear and husk is grasped by thehand other than that to which the husker is applied at the upper end.The husker is then brought transversely across the ear, tearing the huskaway and bringing the palm of the same hand opposite the ear, which isthen grasped by that hand and broken from the stalk. It can readily beunderstood by any one familiar with corn-husking that the firm grasp bythe unfettered hand is necessary to break the ear from the husk whenhusking rapidly.

While the device is illustrated in the preferred form, it is understoodthat there may be variations from the exact description herein withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A corn-husking peg consisting of the combination of the wristband O,the shank F attached thereto extending longitudinally of the arm andhavinga pair of inwardly-extending hooks and a raised portion on theshank between the two hooks, substantially as set forth.

2. A corn-husking peg consisting of the combination of the wristband O,the shank F attached thereto, and having the three prongs G, H, I, theprongs G, H bent outwardly from the shank to form a pair of hooks, andthe .prong I, located between the prongs G, H

being bent inwardly to lie flatly against the shank, substantially asset forth.

In testimony whereof I have affix'ed nature in presence of twowitnesses.

GEORGE MARSHALL.

my sig- Witnesses:

C. W. BRONDENBORG, GEO. W. SHEARER.

